Yeah!

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"Yeah!"
Single by Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris
from the album Confessions
Released February 3, 2004
Format CD single, maxi single, digital download
Recorded 2003–2004
Genre Crunk&B, hip hop
Length 4:10
Label Arista
Writer(s) Lil Jon, Sean Garrett, Usher, Patrick J. Que Smith, Ludacris, Robert McDowell, James Phillips, LaMarquis Jefferson
Producer Lil Jon
Certification Platinum (RIAA, ARIA, CRIA)
Usher singles chronology
"I Need a Girl (Part One)"
(2002)		 "Yeah!"
(2004)		 "Burn"
(2004)
Lil Jon singles chronology
"Real Nigga Roll Call"
(2004)		 "Yeah!"
(2004)		 "Salt Shaker"
(2004)
Ludacris singles chronology
"Splash Waterfalls"
(2003)		 "Yeah!"
(2004)		 "Diamond in the Back"
(2004)

"Yeah!" is a song by American singer Usher. It was released on February 3, 2004 as the lead single from Confessions (2004). It was written by Lil Jon, Sean Garrett, Patrick J. Que Smith, Ludacris, Robert McDowell, and LRoc. It was produced by Lil Jon. The song is an R&B and crunk song. It features Lil Jon and Ludacris.

The song was remixed by Tengo Calderón. "Yeah!" reached number one on 20 different charts in 15 countries. It also was given platinum certifications from different countries, including by the RIAA and RIANZ. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 12 weeks. It became the longest-running number one song in 2004. The single sold 2 million copies worldwide. It became one of the fastest-selling hip hop songs ever.

It was ranked number two on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade for 2000-2009.[1] Usher performed "Yeah!" at the Victoria's Secret fashion show in 2008. The song won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 47th Grammy Awards. It has also been used in the 2005 movie Hitch and in the 2009 movie The Hangover.

Contents

Track listings [change]

UK CD 1
  1. "Yeah!" (featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris) – 4:10
  2. "Red Light" (Smith, Patrick J Que/Smith, Jonathan/Hilson, Keri/McDowell, Robert/Garrett, Sean) – 4:48
  3. "Yeah!" (Reggaeton remix)
UK CD 2
  1. "Yeah!" – 4:10
  2. "Red Light" – 4:48
  3. "Sweet Lies" (Williams, Pharrell/Hugo, Chad) – 4:09
  4. "Yeah!" (Instrumental) – 4:09

Charts [change]

Peak positions [change]

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[3] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[5] 1
Denmark (Tracklisten)[6] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 10
France (SNEP)[8] 1
Germany (Media Control AG)[9] 1
Hungary (Single Top 10)[10] 2
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[11] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 1
Italy (FIMI)[13] 3
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[14] 1
New Zealand (RIANZ)[15] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[16] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 4
Switzerland (Media Control AG)[18] 1
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[19] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[20] 1

Decade-end charts [change]

Charts (2000–2009) Position
German Singles Chart[21] 70
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 2

Year-end charts [change]

Chart (2004) Position
Australian Singles Chart[22] 28
Austrian Singles Chart[23] 7
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[24] 10
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[25] 5
Dutch Top 40[26] 10
French Singles Chart[27] 26
German Singles Chart[28] 3
Irish Singles Chart[29] 8
Swiss Singles Chart[30] 4
UK Singles Chart 5
US Billboard Hot 100 1

Certifications [change]

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Australia[31] Platinum 2004 70,000
Austria[32] Gold May 17, 2004 15,000
Belgium[33] Platinum June 5, 2004 50,000
Canada[34] Platinum September 30, 2004 10,000
Germany[35] Platinum 2004 300,000
New Zealand[36] 2× Platinum September 6, 2004 30,000
Norway[37] Platinum 2004 10,000
Sweden[38] Gold May 6, 2004 10,000
Switzerland[39] Gold 2004 20,000
U.S.[40] Platinum November 6, 2006 1,000,000

References [change]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hot 100 Decade Songs
  2. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Usher – Yeah". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
  3. ↑ "Usher – Yeah Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Usher – Yeah" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Usher – Yeah" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  6. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Usher – Yeah". Tracklisten. Hung Medien.
  7. ↑ "Finnishcharts.com – Usher – Yeah". Suomen virallinen lista. Hung Medien.
  8. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Usher – Yeah" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  10. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 10 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  11. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  12. ↑ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. GfK.
  13. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Usher – Yeah". Top Digital Download. Hung Medien.
  14. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Usher – Yeah" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  15. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Usher – Yeah". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
  16. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Usher – Yeah". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
  17. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Usher – Yeah". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
  18. ↑ "Usher – Yeah swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
  19. ↑ "Chart Stats – Usher – Yeah!" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats.
  20. ↑ "Usher Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Usher. Prometheus Global Media.
  21. ↑ "Die ultimative Chart Show | Hits des neuen Jahrtausends | Download". RTL.de. http://www.rtl.de/cms/unterhaltung/tv-programm/show/die-ultimative-chartshow/hits-neue-jahrtausend-download.html. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  22. ↑ "2004 Australian Singles Chart". Aria. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2004.htm. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
  23. ↑ "2004 Austrian Singles Chart". Austriancharts. http://www.austriancharts.at/2004_single.asp. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
  24. ↑ "2006 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart". Ultratop. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2004. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
  25. ↑ "2004 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart". Ultratop. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2004. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
  26. ↑ "Single top 100 over 2004" (in Dutch) (PDF). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%202004.pdf. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  27. ↑ "2004 French Singles Chart". Snep. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259376.xml?year=2004. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
  28. ↑ "Single Jahrescharts 2004" (in German). MTV. http://www.mtv.de/charts/Single_Jahrescharts_2004. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  29. ↑ "2004 Irish Singles Chart". Irma. http://www.irma.ie/best2004.htm. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
  30. ↑ "2004 Swiss Singles Chart". Hitparade. http://www.swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2004. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
  31. ↑ Australian certifications. aria.com. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
  32. ↑ Austrian certifications. ifpi.at. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
  33. ↑ Belgian certifications. Ultratop.be. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
  34. ↑ "Gold & Platinum Certification – September 2004". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.cria.ca/gold/0904_g.php. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  35. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Yeah%21')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Yeah%2521&strInterpret=&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
  36. ↑ New Zealand certifications (See: Chart #1424 – Monday September 6, 2004). Rianz.org.nz. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
  37. ↑ Norwegian certifications. Ifpi.no. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
  38. ↑ Swedish certifications. Ifpi.se. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
  39. ↑ Swiss certifications. Swisscharts.com. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
  40. ↑ U.S. certifications. riaa.com. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
Studio albums
Usher (1994) · My Way (1997) · 8701 (2001) · Confessions (2004) · Here I Stand (2008) · Raymond v. Raymond (2010) · Looking 4 Myself (2012)
Live albums
Live (1999)
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